Tobacco-products package.



H. DE ESCOBALES,

TOBACCO PRODUCTSPACKAGE. APPLICATION FILED MAY I6, 191/.

1,295,461 Patented Feb. 25; 1919.

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HILARION De EscoB'A'LEs, or New YORK, N. Y.

ToBAcco-PRoDUc rs PACKAGE.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IIILARION DE ESOOBALES, a citizen of theUnitedStates, residing at Neu York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tobacco-ProductsPackages, of which the following is a specification. 1

This invention relates to the art of packaging tobacco products,pertaining more particularly to the production of packages whichmay, ifdesired, be of a'form to maintain the characteristics of the tobaccoproduct, and which will, at the same time, conform to the Governmentregulations relative to'the manner of applying the stamp.

In packaging tobacco products certain essential features must beconsidered in pro ducing a package which is neat and attractive inappearance and which will provide for proper service conditions.

For instance, one of the features is to maintain as far as possible,theeharacteristic qualities of the product present at the time ofmanufacture, even though the package does not reach the consumer for aconsider able length of time. The package should therefore be of a formwhich will tend to reduceas far as possible, access ofair and moistureto the product during .this period.

Another feature is the requirement, that the package carry itsGovernmentstamp in such manner that the stamp must be mutilated when the packageis openedfor use by the consumer.

'Another feature is the cost of production of the package itself. i f

The package of the present invention is not only designed to meet theconditions,

but, is so arranged that, inspection of the wrapped contents may, ifdesired, be had without stamp mutilation, permitting the purchaser to beassured of product integrity in advance of purchase, the package, at thesame time being so arranged, that after the stamp has. been mutilated,the end through which the contents are removed may be readily closed bya flap, producinga neat. and attractive package in the hands ofthepurchaser. 7, p I, v

To these and other ends, therefore, the nature of which will be readilyunderstood as themventlon 1s herelnafterdisclosed, said, inventionconslsts 1n the COIIlblIHLtIOIiflnd.

arran ement of parts, hereinafter more fully deseri ed, illustrated in lthe accompa nyirig Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

Application filed May 16, 1917. Serial m5. 169,044.

drawings, and moreparticularly pointed out in the appended claims' Intheaccompanying drawings, illustrating'successive steps in theproduction of the package, together with views showing the completedpackage, and in which similar reference characters indicatecorresponding parts in each of the views 2- I 7 Figures 1 to 7indicatesuccessive steps in the-production of the wrapper.

Fig. 8 indicates the initial stepof stamp application. a

Figs. 9 to 13 indicate successive steps in the roduction of thecontainer and the manipu ation of the stamp.

Fig. 14 indicates the completed package prior to" stamp mutilation. U

Fig. 1 5 isa viewjindicating the'package after stamp mutilation and withthe container closing flap in its closed position.

The package of the present invention comprises the commodity to bepackaged, a wrapper folded about the commodity, a stamp, and an outercontainer, the com modity or article being indicated at A, the wrapperat W, the stamp at S and the container at C. The wrapper and stamp areinitially in sheet or blank form, and a preferred method of producingthe package also has the container in sheet or blank form, although thecontainer may be formed separate and the stamped wrappedproduct insertedin the container after which the stamp 1 is aflixed to the container,the invention contemplating either arrangement. However, to provlde forminimum cost ofproductlon,

container serving to apply the stamp in thedesired relation. Obviously,this manipulation can be provided manually.

In the drawings, I have shown the com modity as in the form of a plug oftobacco.

The wrapper IV is of such material as may be found desirable; if desiredit maybe of. the usual composite tin foil type where the commodity is atobacco product, although other material may be employed, especiallywhere the commodity is of a difi'erenttype and where it is not essentialthat the commodity beprotected againstair and moisture conditions, theinvention not bein limited .to the packaging of tobacco pro ucts,bei-ngapplicable for' ass with; the peel aging of other commodities. The stampis of the usual Government type where the commodity requires thepresence of an elongated stamp of this type; where the stamp is notrequired, this element may be in the form of a label, paper strip, etc.The container is preferably of heavier material, as

for instance card-board and Where it formed during the packagingoperation, the blankm-ay be properly scored for the'production of thedesired folds.

Assuming the wrapper WV to be of composite. tinfoil for the purpose ofinclosing the plug oftobacco, the production of the wrapper is indicatedin Flgs. 1 to 7 inclusive, this being one way in which the wrapping maybe provided, it beingobvious that the which may be a gummed faceadapt-ed to be;

moistened to permit application of the stamp to the wrapped package ormay be a coating of adhesive tor this purpose. As shown in Fig. 8-, thewrapped prodi-ict of Fig. 7 has one of its flap-closed ends brought intocontact with the stamp, preferably at a point spaced from the endsof thestamp and preferably with thestan'ip positioned so that one end,indicated. atQl, when folded down upon a face of the wrapper, willoverlap the edges of the wrapper located on that wrapper face, thisportion of thestamp. thus forming-a means for retaining the wrapper endsin proper, closed condition.-

The remainder of the stamp is then carried to the oppositeface 0f thewrapper and.

secured; lengthwise, thereof as shown in Fig. 8.

The wrapped and stamped product is then.

presented tothe container blankxwith the stamp closed, end of thewrapper in contact with the 130111011 22- of; the container blankforming the bottom of the: package, as shown in Fig. 9, after which theopposite sides of the oontaiircr blank are folded on to the I in FigsalOand 11.

opposite faces of the wrapped product, as indicated in Fig. 10, the sideflaps,22 and 23 then. being folded into overlapping. rela tion andadhesively connected, as indicated The end flaps 2st are then folded in,as shown in Fig 12, the unsecured portion of the stamp projecting as inthis figure, The closing fiap25 is then turned ever end flapsQAr. thuscarrying the exposetlfprojecting portion of the stamp over the oppositeend 20 of the wrapper, flap25 then being folded. over-on to thecontainer face, bringing the remainder of the stamp on to said containerface to which it is adhesively connected, completing the package in itsvendible condition, closing flap being free to be moved withoutaffecting or mutilating the stamp. WVhere the container is pre-formed,the wrapped and stamped plug of Fig. 9 is inserted bodily into thecontainer, thus producing the arrangement shownin- Fig. 11, after whichthe remaining steps shown are employed.

As will be understood, this arrangement causes: the stamp to be aflixedto the opposite end flaps 20 ot the wrapper and extends over the wrapperends so as to maintain the wrapper in closed condition, being adhesivelyconnected to these parts, thus preventing opening oi the wrapper withoutmutilati-ng the stamp. At the same time the stamp is adhesivelyconnected to the contaiiier in an exposed and freely cxposable positionand in such: manner as-to practically bind the wrapper and containertogether against separation to remove the wrapped product, the latterbeing removable only by rupti-iring orm-ultilating the stamp-. Inaddition, the portion. of the stamp overlying the outer end of thewrapper is exposablr-i by simply moving the container closing flap andwithout in any way mutilati-ng the stamp.

hen it is desired to. remove the contents, the stamp is torn. orruptured at point intermediate its connection with. the wrapper and thecontainer, thus breaking the connection between these. two parts andpermitting the wrapped product-to. be taken. from the container andopened to gain access to they product. Obviously, the-stamp will beruptured entirely across and. provide the required mutilation. The pointof rupture of the-stamp is practically ata point where. it ispractically free from adhesive connectionand the connection is more orless weak at this point owing to the single thiclmess of the stamp.lVhile stamp weakness is presout at this point,. the stamp: is normallyfree from accidental rupture by reason of the fact that tlhe closin flapof the container overlies this particu ar point, the stamp preventinghousing of the closing flap. After the stamp has been mutilated,however, this closing flap of the container can he slipped bet-weenthe-container and. the wrapper, as indicated in Fig. 15, thus forming aneat and attractive package, flap closed, readily opened, and: the faceof. which carries a. portion. of the stamp afiixcd. thereto.

As will be obvious, the particular arrangement such to permit of theformation o f a package which is neat and. attractive in appearance, ofconsiderable strength, and with the elements in comparativelyclose-fitti ng relation. a relation which. is practically maintained byreason of the ad hesive connection of the stamp with both wrapper andcontainer. And this result is obtained without 1 producing stamp foldswhich may tendto so weaken the stamp as to render it practically uselessfor-retaining thewrapped package in position.' This reditions requiredby such use, it is obvious,

that these elements-may be employed in connection with the packaging ofother commodities, as for instance pencils, crayons, stick candy orother elongated products, or of more or less solidcommodities, such assoap, etc, the wrapper in such cases being of suitable material, a labelor paper strip being substituted for the stamp.

And I desire it to be understood that such uses or any other use forwhich the elements are adapted are contemplated by the presentinvention.

As will be understood, the invention is not limited to the specificmanner of folding the wrapper or of the container, it being preferred,however, that the Wrapping be in such way as to cause the flap ends ofthe wrapper to be positioned in such manner on the commodity that one ofsuch ends may be located at the open end of the container in order thatthe stamp may serve to retain the wrapper folded as Well as to providethe means for holding the wrapped product against removal from thecontainer until conditions require that such removal take place,whereupon mutilation of the stamp must ensue before removal is had.

lVhile I have herein shown and described a preferred form of package,together with ways in which it may be produced, it will be understoodthat changes or modifications therein may be found desirable ornecessary to meet the exigencies of use, and I desire to be understoodas reserving the right to make ny and all such changes or modificationsas may be found desirable or essential, in so far as the same may fallwithin the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in theaccompanying claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A tobacco product package comprising a wrapper inclosing the product,a stamp adhesively connected to and connecting wrapper ends, and acontainer inclosing the wrapped product, said stamp being alsoadhesively connected to the container, where-- by said stamp serves toretain the Wrapped product positioned within the container.

2. A tobacco product package comprising a wrapper inclosing the product,a stamp adhesively connected to and "connecting wrapper ends, and acontainer inclosing the Wrapped product, said stamp being alsoadhesively connected to an external face of the container, whereby saidstamp serves to retain the wrapped product positioned Within thecontainer. A tobacco product package comprising a wrapper inclosing theproduct and having foldedend flaps, a stamp overlying said end flaps andadhesively connected to-sa-idflaps and to wrapperfaces, and a containerinclosing the wrapped product, said stamp being also adhesivelyconnected to and exposed on a container face. a

4. A tobacco product package comprising a wrapper inclosing the product,a stamp overlying wrapper portions and adhesively connected thereto toseal the wrapper, and a container inclosing the" sealed wrapped product,said container having a closing fiap,

said stamp being adhesively connected to a container face in a manner toprevent closing of the container flap while the stamp remains intact.

5. A tobacco product package comprising a wrapper inclosing the product,a stamp overlying Wrapper portions and adhesively connected thereto toseal the wrapper, and a container inclosing the sealed wrapped product,said container having a closing flap, said stamp extending across thepath of closing movement of the container flap and being adhesivelyconnected to an external face of the container to position the wrappedproduct within the container, said stamp forming a bar against flapclosing prior to stamp mutilation, rupture of the stamp to permitproduct removal rendering the container flap active to complete theinclosure for the product.

6. Commodity-packaging means comprising a wrapper folded to inclose thecommodity, a strip-like element extending partially around andadhesively connected to the folded wrapper and having a project ing end,and a container for inclosing said wrapped commodity, said containerhaving a closing flap, said projecting end of the strip-like elementextending over and being adhesively connected to an exposed face of thecontainer, said element acting to position the wrapped commodity Withinthe container in advance of element rupture.

7. Commodity-packaging means comprising a Wrapper folded to inclose thecommodity, a container for receiving and inclosing the Wrappedcommodity, and a strip-like element having its opposite ends adhesivelyconnected respectively to the wrapper and container, the end connectedto the container extending on to and being permanently exposed on anexternal face of the container.

8. Commodity-packaging means comprisinga: wrapper blank foldable toinclose the commodity, a" container blank foldable to inclose theWrapped commodity, and at striplike element partially surroundingtheWrapper-inclosed commodityto maintain, the Wrapper folded, said elementhaving an end extending from the Wrapper, said element end, When-thecontainer is folded about the Wrapped commodity, extending over andbeing adhesively connected to an exposed face of the containenwherebysaid element will retain the Wrapped commodity positioned Within thecontainer. I

9; Commodity-packaging means comprising a Wrapper blank foldable toinclose the commodity, a container blank foldable to inclose the wrappedcommodity, and a striplike element partially surrounding the wrap'Copiea of thimpatent may be obtained for per-inclosed commodity tomaintain the Wrapper folded, said element having an end extending fromthe Wrapper, said element end, When thecontainer is folded about theWrapped commodity, extending over and be ing adhesively connected to anexposed face of the container, whereby'said element will retain theWrapped commodity positioned within the container, said container blankhaving a closing flap, said element extending across the path of closingmovement of such flap, rupture of the element permitting Withdrawal; ofthe Wrapped commodity and permitting the closing'flap to paSS to closingposition.

In testimony whereof I havehereunto set my hand;

HILARION DE o ESCOBALES.

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